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New Survey Gauges Industry Reaction to Cellphone Restrictions

The number of commercial fleet operators adopting written policies for employee cellphone use has increased 31% in the past nine months, according to a new survey of 570 fleet managers conducted by ZoomSafer.

The most common enforcement methods include random safety audits (71.9%), post-crash discipline (51.8%), and peer reporting (49.6%). However, less than one third of respondents were "very confident" that their companies' current enforcement methods are sufficient to ensure compliance with FMCSA cellphone regulations.

The survey also finds that while most fleet managers lack confidence in current enforcement methods, 27% plan to investigate cellphone use analytics and 21% plan to explore smartphone software solutions within the next 12 months.

"This survey shows that while the majority of commercial fleets are taking steps in the right direction to adopt policies prohibiting employee use of cellphones while driving, huge concerns still exist over how to effectively enforce compliance," says ZoomSafer CEO Matt Howard.